Anyone get sick of thinking about weightloss?

Hey Laura x well done on all you have achieved, not just Yr weight loss but juggling a busy life too. I hear you about weight loss always being on Yr mind even if on the back burner sometimes. I ll be honest I too think too much about my weight, a loss makes hapy a gain makes me grumpy. But I try to rebalanced my mind so neither me nor anyone else defines me by my weight. Let’s be honest we ve probably been obsessed for years but at leadt now with our bands we have a constant support. Take day off from it all, eat trifle,  feel normal. Yr positive motivation will return and then it’s back on track. I try to focus on ensuring I eat properly and healthily. The scales aren’t the only aspect to benefit from better eating xxx chin up n go get em honey xxxx

Awww Yr welcome chick xxx

Hi I’ve had my band over 4 years now , all was going well but this last year I’ve  lost  track and have gained a stone so decided to have a fill again  that was 3 weeks ago but the weight is not coming off ,any advice  Christine xx

Hi Christine

Meal prepping is great to help you keep on track, as even with a band it is still easy to gain weight and eat excess cals.

I know you recently had a fill, has this helped with your portions and hunger..??  Im just wondering is your band working optimally..??  By optimally I mean are your portions textured and on a 6″ plate, with sustained hunger around 4-5 hours..??

If this is the case then that is great and maybe your focus does need to be on the foods you’re consuming and your exercise levels

Definitely keep posting and I’m sure you can work on getting that stone off before you know xx

Hey Christine xx I have had times during my journey when i ve been lazy with my fills and put a stone or so back on. Reflecting, in addition to taking some time out from restriction and noshing on the naughties, i let my step counting and exercise routine lapse too (it was never Olympic standard but a few dogs walks add up ). Once i started filling again i too struggled to lose the weight. Possibly because i still had one foot in the naughty food camp n tho eating a bit less i was still eating the wrong stuff. It takes real self discipline to get get filled to the correct level cos you just know it means giving up a lot of treats etc. What are your weight loss aspirations? Have you lost anything in the 3 weeks or just not as much as you d like to? Dont get down about this – let s get to the bottom of what’s going on xxx

hi ammi b no I haven’t lost any thing since my fill . I had my band for 4 years now and this is the first fill in 2 years . I have found the motivating email page so there’s a few things I know i’m  doing wrong  like using to many sauces with food and having soup at lunch times, going to try getting that in order. my band is ac  large one and i’m now at 9.4cc thank you for reply Christine xx

Hi I seem to be doing bit better lost about 2lb since last spoke to you , still not sure if I need an other  fill,  sometimes I only last about 2-3 hours in between meals and then want to snack before next meal.I try to keep portion size to a 6″ plate but could have more .thanks for help Christinex

Hi Christine. It does sound like you need a fill. Provided your meals are all solid textured foods then you should only be able to manage the 6 inch plate within 20 mins and should be feeling  satisfied for 4-5 hours xx

I have found when I don’t stick to textured food I get hungry quicker having just had an infil I am on soft foods for another day but defo going to make a conscious effort to introduce more textured food think I have playedsafe and lost confidence in trying textured foods but defo back on track over next few days xx

Hey Jean, try not to be so hard on yourself… if textures are causing you problems then it’s so easy to get into the habit of playing safe and going for soft diet…. just build it up slowly and regain your confidence back with the textures…. we all know it makes sense with the textures but sometimes it’s easier said then done when your struggling..  let us know how your get on xx

Have a little read of our Problem Foods article Jean – that’s a list of the foods that are more likely to cause problems with the band so just try those ones last xx

Problem foods

Hi  just had an infill yesterday so hoping that will help, I can feel difference already scrambled 2 eggs but could only eat half so smaller portions again  next meal thank you Christine

hey  Christine xx Glad to hear things are moving in the right direction for you again. For me its always been a combination of not enough fill, too many soft foods n poor food choices which have slowed my weighloss down. You have to get yr head into the right place too, re commit, be kind to yrself in it will all keep going in the right direction. Im an absolute disgrace sometimes but i think its important that i admit to that .. it can be a tough gig this weightloss so if yr not always on track, dont fall into despair. Let the bad patch go, re affirm your commitment n go get it, girl!! ((( ))) xxx